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need help with a list class

iv created a small class that creates linked lists. however i was told to make it more efficient. apparently its inefficient bcuz we have to start at the beginning of the linked list everytime we do a search..how can i make the class "remember" its previous position and start from there...this should allow the position method to start searching from the given position..

Re: need help with a list class

You can create another node inside your list that acts like a "cursor" or "iterator". Then, when you perform a search start looking from where that cursor node is. You will need to be careful about what will happen when you remove the cursor node, though.